Before You Call For Service; Troubleshooting Tips - GE Profile Spacemaker JVM1490 Owner's Manual

Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting -tips
Save time and money! Review the charts on the following
pages first and you may not need to call for service.
Oven will not start
What To Do
• Replace fuse or reset circuit
breaker:
Possible Causes
A fuse in your home may be
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Power surge. • Unl)lug tile microwave oven, then plug it back in.
Plug not fully inserted into wall • Make St/l'e the 3-l)roug l)lug on the oven ix fidlv inserted
outlet, into wall outlet.
Door not securely dosed. • Open the door :rod close securely.
Controlpanel lighted, Door not securely closed. • OI)eu the door :rod close securely.
yet oven will not start
STARTbutIon not pressed after • Press START
entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered
• Press CLEAR/OFE
already in oven and CLEAR/OFF
button not pressed to cancel it.
Cooking thne not entered after • Make sure you have entered cooking time after pressing
pressing 77ME COOK 77ME COOK
CLEAR/OFFwas pressed • Reset cooking program :rod press START
accidentally.
Food weight not entered after • Make sure vott have entered food weight after selecting
selecting
AUTO DEFROSTer AUTO DEFROSTor FAST DEFROST
FAST DEFROST
Food type not entered after • Make sure you have entered a food type.
pressing AUTO COOK
CONTROL LOCKED The control has been locked. • Press and hold CLEAR/OFFti)r about 3 secouds
appears on display
to uuh)ck the control.
CAUTION--OVENHOT The temperature hasJde the • This is hernial.
appears on display oven is greater than 200°E
One of the se_lsor cooldng • These teatul'es will not operate when the oven ix hot.
pads was pressed Maen the
temperature inside the oven
was greater than 200°E
Floor of the oven is warm The cooktop fight is located • This ix n(mnal.
even when the oven has below the oven floor. When
not been used fight is on, the heat it produces
may make the oven floor get warm.
You hearan unusual You have tried
to
change • M:mv oI the oven's features are preset :rod
low-tone beep the power level when it is cannot be clmnged.
not allowed.
Oven emits a smoky odor Oils on the stainless steel cavity • This ix n(mnal.
and gray smoke after
are bunm_g off after ush_g the
using the Bake feature Bake feature the first few times.
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